23 July, 2026
New Horizons with Adapted Lenses
My creative journey usually looks like this: have a slight interest in a topic, go on a deep dive online, and learn as much as I can before committing fully. I started photograp...
It’s been almost 9 years since I got my first lens in Leica thread mount. It was Canon 135mm f/3.5 and I was blown away by how well it stood the test of time even though it was ...
12 April, 2026
MonsterAdapter LA-FZ1 (v1.2 firmware) & Nikon 50mm 1.4 AF-D
This article is a quick review of the Nikon 50mm 1.4 AF-D lens in combination with the MonsterAdapter LA-FZ1 with version 1.2 firmware. It is part of a series of articles I’m wr...
6 April, 2026
MonsterAdapter LA-FZ1 – Review Overview & Introduction
This is an introduction post to what I intend to be an ongoing series detailing the MonsterAdapter LA-FZ1 – an adapter that allows screw drive Nikon AF lenses to be used o...
This is my first follow up article to my MonsterAdapterLA-FZ1 overview/review article here, as well as my wider Monster LA-FZ1 experiences. As I said in that article, I currentl...
11 February, 2026
Pentax DA to Canon EF Adapter Hack
In December 2025, I documented a crafty little project of modifying a cheap Pentax K to Canon EF adapter so the aperture of a DA 35mm/f2.8 macro lens (no aperture ring) could be...
9 January, 2026
Nikon IX 30-60mm – Resurrection of a Redundant Lens
I am writing here of the Nikon Pronea S, more specifically the APS Nikon 30-60mm lX kit lens that could not be used on any other Nikon brand SLR camera because the camera end of...
9 January, 2026
Carl Zeiss 80mm F2.8 SL66 Mount Adapted to Pentax 67
The Pentax 67 system lacks a 35mm equivalent lens with large aperture. What, there is a 75AL? I’m too broke to have ever heard of it. So, I’ll have to adapt it myself. A Carl Ze...